The Diocese of Rochester instituted online training to help us create a safe environment for children. Training is provided through a 3rd party vendor, Proud to Protect LLC.

The required online courses are applicable to all Diocesan employees including clergy, parish staff, teachers, school support personnel, as well as all others who work on a volunteer basis within our schools, parishes, agencies, and institutions.

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) reports: Faced with the crisis of child sexual abuse by clerics that dramatically surfaced in 2002, the Church set up on effective safe environment program. The Catholic Church in the US has:

•Trained more than 2.1 million clergy, employees and volunteers in how to create safe environments and prevent child sexual abuse.

•Prepared more than 5.2 children to recognize abuse and protect themselves.

•Run background checks on more than 1.9 million employees and volunteers, 166,000 educators, and 58, 000 clerics.